If Karen Watson has anything to say about it, a new monument celebrating a new group of military personnel will be erected at the Freeman Area Veteran’s Memorial in time for Veteran’s Day 2026. Contact Karen about a new monumentKaren Watson has a date on the calendar circled in her mind — Nov. 11, 2026. But Karen is running into a challenge: She’s not getting names of those who have served, and without names, there is no marker. Any expense associated with the construction and placement of a new marker will be covered through the veteran’s memorial fund that belongs to the city. “If we have to put the names on afterward, it’s going to cost extra,” Karen says.